Amazon.com Books: Connecticut guide
Written by New Haven native Colin M. Caplan, author of New Haven (Then & Now) and an active member of the local architecture and preservation community. He founded Magrisso Forte, a design-based consulting firm dedicated to fostering awareness of New Haven's cultural resources. This book details eighteen walks and nine guided driving/biking tours around the city.
Author: Colin M. Caplan
Paperback:
144 pages
Company: The History Press
(2007-11-19)
ISBN: 1596292458
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The authoritative guide to the Connecticut River for boaters, canoeists, and kayakers.
Author: Connecticut River Watershed Council, John Sinton, Wendy Sinton, Elizabeth Farnsworth
Paperback:
256 pages
Company: Falcon/The Globe Pequot Press
(2007-04-01)
ISBN: 0762740973
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This new guide from the experts at the Appalachian Mountain Club leads beginner and experienced hikers alike along 50 of Connecticut’s most spectacular trails, from short family nature walks to long day hikes that reward with magnificent views. Inside, readers will find 50 detailed trail descriptions with maps, Nature Notes on the region’s flora and fauna, and more. Readers will also learn the best trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, and find other opportunities for outdoor adventure. AMC’s Best Day Hikes in Connecticut is an essential four-season reference for visitors and locals, new and experienced hikers, and everyone in between who wants to explore the state’s hidden pockets of wilderness.
Rene Laubach, Charles W.G. Smith
Paperback:
320 pages
Company: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
(2007-10-01)
ISBN: 193402810X
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“Come to New England for spectacular summits and snow-covered slopes, for ocean breezes and salty air, for succulent seafood and sweet maple syrup, for history and high culture, and to follow the writers and revolutionaries who changed the world.” – Mara Vorhees, Lonely Planet Writer Our PromiseYou can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book…6 authors 64 maps 3000 research hours 102 Boston bars and restaurants Inspirational photos Clear, easy-to-use maps Fall Foliage feature In-depth background Comprehensive planning tools Easy-to-read layout
Author: Mara Vorhees
Paperback:
552 pages
ISBN13: 9781741793185, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Lonely Planet
(2011-04-01)
ISBN: 1741793181
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"Comprehensive . . .well organized . . . should be carried in every glove compartment of every car that traverses Connecticut highways."—Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Connecticut Welcomed and praised by newspapers across the state, Explorer’s Guide Connecticut gives visitors and residents alike detailed descriptions of attractions and little-known tips about the Nutmeg State. Veteran travel writers Barnett Laschever and Andi Marie Cantele again bring you authoritative advice on what to see, where to eat, and where to stay in the new edition of this trusted guide. Covering the state from the mountains in the north to the long and varied coastline in the south, from cities to backroads, this revised and expanded edition features extensive descriptions and detailed maps to guide readers effortlessly along many pleasant journeys for individual travelers and families. Historic and exciting Mystic Seaport, the rich collections of the Yale University museums, beach and skiing trips, and the many state forests and parks of Connecticut are just a handful of the attractions covered. Regional and downtown maps feature helpful icons and indicate places that are wheelchair-accessible, pet- and family-friendly, and of other special value. Features include: an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip plan; regional and downtown maps; handy icons that point out family-friendly attractions, wheelchair access, special value, and lodgings that accept pets. Black-and-white photographs and maps throughout
Author: Andi Marie Cantele
Paperback:
544 pages
Company: Countryman Press
(2012-03-05)
ISBN: 0881509590
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A complete new guide—the first of its kind—to the best fly-fishing in the streams, lakes, and ponds of southern New England. Within the confines of southern New England there are more trout streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds than any one angler can fully appreciate in a lifetime. The variety of waters in itself is quite astonishing, as is their fertility and ability to sustain trout year-round. This variety and fertility belies the conventional wisdom—namely, that southern New England contains only marginal trout waters, and that they are overcrowded and overfished. It is, in fact, a fly-fisher's delight, with well-protected watersheds, stocked rivers, and stretches of pristine, wild streams. No matter where you stand in southern New England, Tom Fuller can guarantee that you are within 15 miles of one of the exceptional trout waters described in his new book. He guides anglers to every recommended trout water—over 130 streams and rivers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island—making this the most comprehensive guide available. In addition, you'll find thorough, expertly researched access directions and up-to-date information on regulations and stream conditions. Nineteen maps detail the major rivers; and Fuller also gives advice on patterns to match the hatches and a chart showing insect emergence dates. The only trout-fishing guide to this region, it covers 19 major watersheds with over 130 waters described.
Author: Tom Fuller
Paperback:
240 pages
Company: Countryman Press
(1999-10-17)
ISBN: 088150470X
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Homemade ice cream, pick-your-own fruit, New England clam chowder, and Wooster Street pizza all make Connecticut a great place to eat, and Food Lovers' Guide to Connecticut will help you find the best of the best! Information about seasonal food festivals, farmers' markets, and notable eateries highlight the specialties of the state, and this new edition is thoroughly updated to include fabulous new finds. Patricia Brooks
Paperback:
400 pages
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Company: Globe Pequot
(2010-03-02)
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Moon Spotlight Connecticut is a 60-page compact guide covering the best of the state’s regions, including Connecticut River Valley, The Quiet Corner, Greater New Haven, and Fairfield County. Travel writers Michael Blanding and Alexandra Hall offer their firsthand advice on what sights are must-sees, and sightseeing highlight maps make planning your time easy. This lightweight guide is packed with recommendations on sights, entertainment, shopping, recreation, accommodations, food, and transportation. Helpful maps guide travelers through this state’s mixture of rural charm and quintessential suburbia.
Author: Michael Blanding, Alexandra Hall
Paperback:
80 pages
Company: Avalon Travel Publishing
(2010-05-18)
ISBN: 1598805525
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"Comprehensive . . .well organized . . . should be carried in every glove compartment of every car that traverses Connecticut highways."—Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Connecticut Welcomed and praised by newspapers across the state, Explorer’s Guide Connecticut gives visitors and residents alike detailed descriptions of attractions and little-known tips about the Nutmeg State. Veteran travel writers Barnett Laschever and Andi Marie Cantele again bring you authoritative advice on what to see, where to eat, and where to stay in the new edition of this trusted guide. Covering the state from the mountains in the north to the long and varied coastline in the south, from cities to backroads, this revised and expanded edition features extensive descriptions and detailed maps to guide readers effortlessly along many pleasant journeys for individual travelers and families. Historic and exciting Mystic Seaport, the rich collections of the Yale University museums, beach and skiing trips, and the many state forests and parks of Connecticut are just a handful of the attractions covered. Regional and downtown maps feature helpful icons and indicate places that are wheelchair-accessible, pet- and family-friendly, and of other special value. Features include: an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip plan; regional and downtown maps; handy icons that point out family-friendly attractions, wheelchair access, special value, and lodgings that accept pets. 100 black-and-white photograophs and 20 maps
Author: Barnett D. Laschever, Andi Marie Cantele
Paperback:
560 pages
Company: Countryman Press
(2009-05-18)
ISBN: 0881508241
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The latest in Wilderness Adventures Press's bestselling Flyfisher's Guide Series, this book includes comprehensive coverage of over 350 of the best fishing waters throughout Connecticut. Over 30 detailed maps are included, showing every access point, state park, state forest, boat ramp, campsite, access road and bridge. Also included are hatch charts, detailed driving directions, as well as fly and tackle shops, accommodations, restaurants, and air service, plus where to find Atlantic salmon and sea-run trout,as well as head-to-toe coverage of the Housatonic and Farmington Rivers.
Author: Ron Merly
Paperback:
360 pages
Company: Wilderness Adventures Press
(2011-12-28)
ISBN: 1932098895
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Amazon.com Books: Connecticut tourist
Tourism emerged as an important cultural activity in the United States in the 1820s as steamboats and canals allowed for greater mobility and the nation's writers and artists focused their attention on American scenery. From the 1820s until well after the Civil War, American artists, like Thomas Cole and Frederic Church, depicted American tourist attractions in their work, and often made their reputations on those paintings. Writers like Irving, Cooper, Hawthorne, and James described their visits to the same attractions or incorporated them into their fiction. The work of these artists and writers conferred value on the scenes represented and helped shape the vision of the tourists who visited them. This interest in scenery permeated the work of both serious and popular writers and artists, and they produced thousands of images and descriptions of America's tourist attractions for the numerous guidebooks, magazines, and other publications devoted to travel in the United States during the period. Drawing on this fascinating body of material, Sacred Places examines the vital role which tourism played in fulfilling the cultural needs of nineteenth-century Americans. America was a new country in search of a national identity. Educated Americans desperately wished to meet European standards of culture and, at the same time, to develop a distinctly American literature and art. Tourism offered a means of defining America as a place and taking pride in the special features of its landscape. The country's magnificent natural wonders were a substitute for the cathedrals and monuments, the sense of history that Europe had built over the centuries. Moreover, Sears argues, tourist attractions like Mammoth Cave, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Yosemite, and Yellowstone functioned as sacred places for a nation with a diversity of religious sects and without ancient religious and national shrines. For nineteenth-century Americans, whose vision was shaped by the aesthetics of the sublime and the picturesque and by the popular nineteenth-century Romantic view of nature as temple, such places fulfilled their urgent need for cultural monuments and for places to visit which transcended ordinary reality. But these nineteenth-century tourist attractions were also arenas of consumption. Niagara Falls was the most sublime of God's creations, a sacred place, which, like Mount Auburn Cemetery, was supposed to have a profound moral effect on the spectator. But it was also an emporium of culture where the tourist shopped for Niagara's wonders and for little replicas of the Falls in the form of souvenirs. In Sacred Places, Sears describes how this strange, sometimes amusing, juxtaposition of the mythic and the trivial, the sacred and the profane, the spiritual and the commercial remained a significant feature of American tourist attractions even after efforts were made at Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Niagara Falls to curb commercial and industrial intrusions. Sears also explores how the nineteenth-century idealization of home stimulated the tourists' response to such places as the Willey House in the White Mountains, the rural cemeteries, and even the newly established asylums for the deaf, dumb, blind, and insane. And, in an intriguing account of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, he examines the reasons why an important nineteenth-century anthracite transportation center was also a major tourist attraction. Most of the attractions discussed in this book are still visited by millions of Americans. By illuminating their cultural meaning, Sacred Places prompts us to reflect on our own motivations and responses as tourists and reveals why tourism was and still is such an important part of American life.
Author: John F. Sears
Paperback:
243 pages
Company: Univ of Massachusetts Pr
(1999-03)
ISBN: 1558491627
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Author: Rawson W., Comp Haddon
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Company: Mattatuck Historical Society
(1923)
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author: John Disturnell
Paperback:
164 pages
Company: Nabu Press
(2009-12-31)
ISBN: 1141062089
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Author: Walter C McKain
Unknown Binding:
10 pages
Company: Bureau of Public Roads, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
(1962)
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Company: Mattatuck Historical Society
(1923)
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In A History of Mystic, Connecticut, author and former Mystic Seaport librarian Leigh Fought relates the compelling story of this picturesque coastal community. Forged from the brutal Pequot War, for years Mystic was a quiet little farming village. Then came the War of 1812, when Mystic's upstart venture capitalists seized on the war's dislocations to transform the settlement into a shipbuilding powerhouse. The shipyards launched vessels by the hundreds and an industry was born. The Civil War, steam-powered ships and the decline of commercial whaling halted Mystic's shipbuilding boom. Yet the town recovered, transforming itself into the charming nauticalthemed tourist destination that has enchanted millions. Read Fought's comprehensive narrative to discover Mystic's role in New England's thrilling maritime saga.
Author: Leigh Fought
Paperback:
160 pages
Company: The History Press
(2007-12-07)
ISBN: 1596292210
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Author: Charles A. J Farrar
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263 pages
Company: Lee and Shepard
(1882)
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53 of the Region's Best Trips!Whether you're a local looking for a long weekend escape, a visitor looking to explore or you simply need some ideas when family and friends come to visit, Lonely Planet's Trips series offers the best itineraries - and makes it easy to plan the perfect trip time and again. Theme icons make finding the perfect trip simple - no matter what your interest Easy-to-use maps for every trip, plus driving times and directions Explore the region with trips ranging from two to five days, and day trips from Boston Local experts share their favorite trip ideas, including a clam digger's seafood tour, a sculptor's art tour and a winery trip from television personality Chef Harry Iconic Trips chapter covers must-do trips across the region, from Fall Foliage to Coastal New England
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Author: Ray Bartlett, Gregor Clark, Dan Eldridge, Brandon Presser
Paperback:
360 pages
Company: Lonely Planet
(2009-02-15)
ISBN: 1741797284
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: John Disturnell
Paperback:
144 pages
Company: Furnas Press
(2010-11-23)
ISBN: 1446043541
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Explore the historic Connecticut seaport city of Mystic with Tourist Town GuidesR. This completely independent guide will help you plan the perfect vacation, with comprehensive information about:. the Mystic Seaport, the Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration. the best places to shop, dine and sleep. must-see attractionsTravel prepared. Tourist Town GuidesR helps you make the best decisions on how to spend your time.
Author: Wendy M. Vincent
Paperback:
192 pages
Company: Channel Lake, Inc.
(2012-01-01)
ISBN: 1935455184
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Amazon.com Books: Connecticut travel map
Raven Wall Map For The States Of Connecticut, Massachusetts, And Rhode Island (Paper). All Raven state wall maps display an incredible amount of detail, from cities, highways, and mountain ranges, to valleys, rivers, and small towns. The map elevations are represented by color, and this, in combination with Raven's relief shading technique, gives the map a lush, 3-dimensional look.
Size = 32 x 36 Inches
Author: Raven Maps
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(2008)
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Author: Hagstrom Map Company
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Company: Hagstrom Map Co
(1988-03)
ISBN: 0880971770
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A fully revised edition of the classic hiking guide to Connecticut. Leave the densely populated southeast coast behind to explore the woods and hills of this beautiful state. Connecticut boasts a diversity of parks, sanctuaries, hills, woodlands, and wetlands. This fifth edition has been fully revised and updated by David Hardy, the son of the original authors. He has added new hikes to Falls Village, Dinosaur State Park, Devils Den, Bigelow Hollow in Nipmuck and revised many more. The hikes range in length from 1 to 13 miles, and an overview chart makes it easy to choose a hike at a glance. Each chapter includes a topographic map, information on mileage and rise, a detailed trail description, and a wealth of information on natural and human history you'll encounter along the way. 5 new hikes in this edition. 40 black-and-white photographs, 51 maps
Author: David Hardy, Gerry Hardy, Sue Hardy
Paperback:
240 pages
Company: Countryman Press
(2002-02)
ISBN: 0881504963
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Raven Wall Map For The States Of Connecticut, Massachusetts, And Rhode Island (Laminated). All Raven state wall maps display an incredible amount of detail, from cities, highways, and mountain ranges, to valleys, rivers, and small towns. The map elevations are represented by color, and this, in combination with Raven's relief shading technique, gives the map a lush, 3-dimensional look.
Size = 32 x 36 Inches
Author: Raven Maps
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Icons of the American shoreline, the lighthouses of the Atlantic coast stand in eloquent witness to the nations rich seafaring history. A guide to the longest-standing sentinels of all, those of New England, this engaging illustrated handbook takes you on a fascinating, fact-filled tour of the historic lighthouses of Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Written by one of the nations most respected lighthouse historians, this pocket field guide is as informative as it is easy-to-use. You will find historical and architectural details, anecdotes about deadly storms, hauntings, and life as a lightkeeper, and directions to more than 150 lighthouses from Cape Neddick in Maine to Boston Light, Americas first true lighthouse.
Here are the towers of limestone, granite, and iron gracing shipwrecking islands aptly called "The Miseries" and "The Graves," as well as the beacons once fueled by whale oil and kerosene still standing at colorfully named points such as Burnt Coat Harbor and Deer Island Thorofare. With eye-catching color photographs, vintage postcards, and historical black and white images, this field guide is the ideal companion for travelers, tourists, and history buffs alike, as they explore the lighthouses of New England.
Author: Elinor DeWire
Paperback:
192 pages
Company: Voyageur Press
(2008-03-15)
ISBN: 0760327505
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Author: Rand McNally
Paperback:
1 pages
Folded Map
Company: Rand Mcnally
(1993-06)
ISBN: 052896061X
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Hildebrand's travel map: 1:700,000, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland : area ... = Carte routiere (USA & Canada)
Author: Karto + Grafik Verlagsgesellschaft
Map:
1 pages
Company: Karto + Grafik Verlagsgesellschaft
(1990)
ISBN: 3889892566
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Rebecca A. Brown has compiled a remarkable compendium of authoritative essays on the Connecticut River, touching on everything from its physical landscape and natural environment, to the human history, and culture that has grown up around it. This indispensable volume is the product of a remarkable partnership and years of collaboration between the Connecticut River Joint Commissions, Dartmouth College, and Northern Cartographic. Dozens of scholars, scientists, and other experts--all recognized as top authorities in their respective fields--were commissioned to prepare contributions related to their areas of expertise. This atlas underscores connectivity. Just as natural communities are integrated systems, so, too, are the communities of their human counterparts. The inherent ties between these natural and human worlds cannot be underestimated. This extraordinary volume succeeds brilliantly in portraying the interconnections -- characterizing and analyzing the relationships between these realms and challenging the reader to ponder what the future holds for them. An astounding feat of scholarship and organization, Where the Great River Rises speaks eloquently to the keen senses of history, place, and environmental awareness in the Upper Connecticut River Valley as it educates and entertains.
Paperback:
284 pages
Company: Dartmouth
(2009-06-30)
ISBN: 1584657650
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The first choice of outdoors enthusiasts. Beautiful, detailed, large-format maps of every state. Perfect for home and office reference, and a must for all your vehicles. Gazetteer information may include: campgrounds, attractions, historic sites & museums, recreation areas, trails, freshwater fishing site & boat launches, canoe trips or scenic drives. Categories vary by state
Author: DeLorme
Map:
80 pages
See Description
Company: DeLorme Publishing
(2002-06-01)
(2003-06-01)
ISBN: 0899333516
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Map:
72 pages
Company: Rand McNally & Company
(2010-03)
ISBN: 0528881132
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